Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 house win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday regardless of benching Harry Kane and a number of other others forward of Tuesday’s journey to European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Chelsea loanee Nicolas Jackson grabbed his first Bundesliga aim, Serge Gnabry opened the scoring and Bayern pressured an personal aim, all within the first half.
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Bayern coach Vincent Kompany benched Kane for the primary time in any competitors this season, in addition to forwards Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and defender Dayot Upamecano.
The absences didn’t hassle Bayern, who’ve begun the season in fearsome kind. The victory was Bayern’s fifteenth in 15 video games, extending their very own file for the very best begin to a season within the historical past of Europe’s top-five leagues.
Gnabry opened the scoring with 25 minutes gone, catching former Liverpool centre-back Jarell Quansah napping to attain on the counter.
Jackson headed in a cross whereas unmarked on the penalty spot shortly after.
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Simply earlier than half-time, France centre-back Loic Bade lower the ball into his personal web whereas making an attempt to regulate a Raphael Guerreiro go.
The defeat ended Leverkusen’s unbeaten run away from house at 37 matches, a Bundesliga file.
Leverkusen had not misplaced to Bayern within the league since September 2022, a run which included their unbeaten league and cup double in 2023-24.
The victory restored Bayern’s five-point lead atop the desk.
Within the Champions League, Bayern, who’ve received three from three, sit second within the desk on aim distinction behind PSG.
– Leipzig go second –
RB Leipzig ahead Yan Diomande scored a aim and created one other in a 3-1 win over Stuttgart (Ronny HARTMANN)
RB Leipzig’s teenage ahead Yan Diomande scored one aim and compelled one other as his aspect beat Stuttgart 3-1 at house.
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Leipzig returned to second spot after Dortmund had leapfrogged the Pink Bulls with a 1-0 win at Augsburg on Friday.
Requested if Leipzig have been Bayern’s most important challengers, captain David Raum stated his aspect have been “solely specializing in ourselves”, however added: “We do not have to cover the mentality and the momentum we at present have.”
Leipzig and Stuttgart loved a number of probabilities in an thrilling opening half earlier than Diomande pressured a breakthrough simply earlier than halftime.
The 18-year-old Ivorian dribbled down the precise and delivered a low cross which Stuttgart defender Jeff Chabot became his personal web.
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Eight minutes into the second half, Diomande danced via three Stuttgart defenders earlier than blasting a low shot into the underside nook.
Tiago Tomas scored for Stuttgart to chop Leipzig’s lead however Romulo made positive of the win when he pounced on a error from visiting goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel and tapped house.
Leipzig have been thumped 6-0 by Bayern of their league opener however since then have claimed 22 of a doable 24 Bundesliga factors.
Diomande was considered one of an array of proficient newcomers to affix the aspect in the summertime because the membership targeted on youth in Jurgen Klopp’s first switch window as soccer coordinator of Leipzig’s mum or dad firm Pink Bull.
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Eintracht Frankfurt’s struggles continued with a 1-1 draw at last-placed Heidenheim, days after Dortmund booted them out of the German Cup.
Frankfurt’s Danish defender Rasmus Kristensen scored within the second half to cancel out Budu Zivzivadze’s opener.
The draw leaves Frankfurt in sixth, having received simply as soon as of their previous seven matches in all competitions.
Union Berlin and Freiburg performed out a scoreless draw within the German capital, with each side having objectives struck off by VAR.
Elsewhere, Borussia Moenchengladbach received their first Bundesliga sport since March with Haris Tabakovic bagging a brace in a 4-0 victory at St Pauli.
Jens Stage scored an equaliser with 4 minutes left as Werder Bremen snatched a 1-1 draw at lowly Mainz.
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